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Disaggregating the Space–Time Layers of City-Centre Activities and Their Users

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  • Rosemary D F Bromley
  • Andrew R Tallon
  • Colin J Thomas

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Adopting a focus on both time and space, the authors aim to unpack the complexity of uses and users in the city centre. Evidence from Swansea reveals a stark twofold temporal division between a frequently visited daytime city and a much less frequently visited evening and nighttime city. Furthermore, lower intensity evening activities such as theatres and cinemas are distinguished from the higher intensity nighttime activities of pubs and clubs, with restaurants and cafés occupying an intermediate position. The evening clientele visit less frequently and are disproportionately drawn from the older and higher status social groups, whereas later at night, pubs and clubs are visited more frequently, and by imbalances of the young, lower status groups, and students. The city centre is seen as an area of spatial, temporal, and social segregation, with implications for policies that aim towards a more inclusive and safer 24-hour city. The conclusions emphasise the importance of time in urban geographical research and in policies for city-centre revitalisation.

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  • Rosemary D F Bromley & Andrew R Tallon & Colin J Thomas, 2003. "Disaggregating the Space–Time Layers of City-Centre Activities and Their Users," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 35(10), pages 1831-1851, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:35:y:2003:i:10:p:1831-1851
    DOI: 10.1068/a35294
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    1. Tim Schwanen & Martin Dijst & Frans M Dieleman, 2002. "A Microlevel Analysis of Residential Context and Travel Time," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 34(8), pages 1487-1507, August.
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